Catalytic converter don't produce any water at all. From cat's you get
Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbondioxide.
Water is a natural product of combustion
Methane + Oxygen gives Carbondioxide and Water
CH4 + 3 O2 -> CO2 + 2 H20
-----Original Message-----
From: Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil>
To: Ryan Smith <shmitty99@hotmail.com>; spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
<spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 8 December 1998 14:35
Subject: Re: moisture in exhaust
>Ryan, Not really a product of combustion, it is a product of the
>combustion gases after they pass through a Catalytic converter
>
>Patrick
>
>At 05:49 AM 12/8/98 PST, Ryan Smith wrote:
>>Good or bad I don't know. I do know that water is a normal by product
>>of combustion. Both my spitfire and my explorer have some degree of
>>water in the exhaust.
>>
>>Ryan Smith
>>72 Emerald Green Spitfire
>>
>>Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 07:25:29 -0600
>>From: KEVIN EDDINS <eddinsk@NRISO.NOLA.NAVY.MIL>
>>To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
>>Subject: moisture in exhaust
>>Reply-To: KEVIN EDDINS <eddinsk@NRISO.NOLA.NAVY.MIL>
>>
>>I've heard stories like "If waters coming out the exhaust, then you've
>>got
>>a good engine" and "that's perfect combustion there" and "HEY! you got
>>my pants dirty"
>>
>>Does water (lightly) splashing out of the exhaust indicate anything good
>>or bad about an engine. My spit has been doing this since the rebuild
>>40K miles ago. My mustang did this too and left two black circles on my
>>dads garage wall.
>>
>>Kevin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>Patrick Bowen
>'79 Spitfire
>Jacksonville FL
>
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